# 1970 Biella municipal council election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Piemonte](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte.md) / [Biella](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella.md), June 7, 1970

Christian Democracy won 14 of the 40 seats, with 32.0% of the vote.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. Seats are the council seats the open data gives each list. They do not include the mayor, or defeated candidates for mayor who took a seat on the council.

Seats: DC 14, PCI 10, PLI 6, PSU 6, PSI 3, and PRI 1.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christian Democracy | 11,471 | 32.0% | 14 | Won |
| Italian Communist Party | 8,854 | 24.7% | 10 | Won |
| Italian Liberal Party | 5,702 | 15.9% | 6 | Won |
| Italian Socialist Party | 3,185 | 8.9% | 3 | Won |
| Italian Republican Party | 1,291 | 3.6% | 1 | Won |
| PSU | 5,395 | 15.0% | 6 | Won |

Valid votes: 35,898

Turnout: 94.4% (37,689 of 39,933 registered)

## This race in other years

- [June 9, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/2024-06-09-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Fratelli d'Italia, Democratic Party, FORZA ITALIA - PPE, DINO GENTILE, LEGA SALVINI PIEMONTE, BIELLA C'E', BUONGIORNO BIELLA ATTIVISTI DEL FARE, COSTRUIAMO BIELLA, Movimento 5 Stelle
- [May 26, 2019](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/2019-05-26-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LEGA SALVINI, Democratic Party, LISTA CIVICA BIELLESE, CORRADINO SINDACO, Fratelli d'Italia, Forza Italia, BIELLA E GENTILE, BUONGIORNO BIELLA
- [May 25, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/2014-05-25-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Democratic Party, Forza Italia, BIELLA IN COMUNE, I LOVE BIELLA, Movimento 5 Stelle, DINO GENTILE SINDACO, BUONGIORNO BIELLA, FRATELLI D'ITALIA - ALLEANZA NAZIONALE, LEGA NORD-BASTA €URO
- [June 7, 2009](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/2009-06-07-local/consiglio-comunale.md): The People of Freedom, Democratic Party, Lega Nord, DINO GENTILE SINDACO, I LOVE BIELLA, Italy of Values
- [June 12, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/2004-06-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): LA MARGHERITA, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, Lega Nord, LISTA MELLO, Communist Refoundation Party, Party of Italian Communists
- [June 13, 1999](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1999-06-13-local/consiglio-comunale.md): CENTRO, Forza Italia, Democrats of the Left, National Alliance, SDI
- [April 23, 1995](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1995-04-23-local/consiglio-comunale.md): SINISTRA, POPOLARI DEMOCRATICI, FI-CCD-UDC-FEDERAL, National Alliance, Lega Nord, Communist Refoundation Party
- [May 6, 1990](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1990-05-06-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, PCI IND, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, L.VERDE-VERDI ARC., Italian Liberal Party, LEGA LOMBARDA, MSI-DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, UNION PIEMONTEISA
- [May 12, 1985](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1985-05-12-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Republican Party, MSI DN, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, LISTA VERDE
- [June 8, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1980-06-08-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party
- [June 15, 1975](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1975-06-15-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, MSI DN, Italian Republican Party
- June 7, 1970: Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Socialist Party, PSU, MSI, Italian Republican Party, PSIUP
- [November 22, 1964](https://electionsarchive.com/it/piemonte/biella/1964-11-22-local/consiglio-comunale.md): Christian Democracy, Italian Communist Party, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Democratic Socialist Party, Italian Socialist Party, MSI, PSIUP

## Also on the ballot in Italy on June 7, 1970

- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1970-06-07-local.md) (6,628)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

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